I agree with many others on this list who say to let your daughter major in voice, particularly so if she is talented. Personally, I think it ultimately does not matter much what one's college major is as far as future work is concerned, so she might as well do the thing she loves and is good at. The main thing about college is learning HOW to learn in whatever discipline you choose. I really don't think the main purpose of a college education is, or should be, to get you a livelihood, anyway. Maybe that is a very idealistic view.
As others said, she can pick up computer skills along the way to earn a livelihood if she needs to, but at least get the first year touch typing course in HS to learn that basic skill, which is necessary for everyone nowadays.
Accounting is perhaps the exception, a field where you can step right out with your bachelor's into a highly relevant job, which is probably why your husband is reluctant to see her have a music major. (my oldest daughter is graduating with a bachelors in accounting this month and has many interviews lined up for jobs that will pay around 30K to start!, unlike psych majors and so on. my middle daughter has an associates in accounting and also can get jobs readily.) but it is NO GOOD trying to force someone into a field like that if they don't have the interest or aptitude for it.
I was an organ major, but since college, in addition to organist jobs, i have also worked as a medical and technical writer and German-Engllish translator, also at times as a medical transcriptionist. I have had many temp office and tech writer jobs, and whatever computer and word processing skills i have were learned on these jobs. Some years ago I (started to) learn to do medical transcription in a temp job in a hospital pathology office when they had absolutely nobody else to do it. i just picked up the headphones and began. (MY POINT IS, i didn't need to take college courses for it.)
so the bottom line is, as Joseph Campbell would say, FOLLOW YOUR BLISS!!!
Merry Foxworth
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